2011 three CD set. Following on from the best-selling Beginner’s Guide to African Funk comes the Beginner’s Guide to African Blues, an essential primer to the African Blues and Desert Blues scenes that have dominated World Music in recent years. Featuring tracks from many of the key African recording artists of the 20th century such as Toumani Diabat‚, Ali Farka Toure, Boubacar Traore, Mulatu Astatke, Ba Cissoko & Rokia Traor‚, Beginner’s Guide to African Blues traces the history of African Blues in the 21st century.
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Cherif Mbaw - Kora (Senegal)
Mulatu Astalqè - Gubèlyé (My Gubel) (Ethiopia)
Bonga - Mona Ki Ngi Xica (Angola)
Justin Adams & Juideh Camara - Fulani Coochie Man (Gambia-UK)
Malouma - Mnew (Mauritania)
Sia Tolno - La Penqui Choevuh (Guinea)
D'Gary - Very Ny Bado (Madagaskar)
Mounira - Annil (Chad)
Idrissa Souamaoro feat. Ali Farka Touré - Bérébéré (Mali)
Daby Touré & Skip McDonald - Sinners (Senegal-US)
Ba Cissoke - Manssani (Guinea)
El Hadj N'diaye - Boor Yi (Senegal)
Tama ft. Manani Keita - Baro (Mali-UK)
Pierre Akendengue - Izimi (Gabon)
Hokia Traoré - Souba (Mali)
Habib Koité - Fatma (Mali)
Boubacar Traoré - Mouso Teke Soma Ye (Mali)
Tamikrest Aicha (Mali)
Boubacar Traoré w. Ali Farka Touré - Diarabi (Mali)
Djelimadi Tounkara - Mandé Djeliou (Mali)
Alèmu Aga - Selè Gènna (Ethiopia)
Granmoun Lélé - Inéti (Réunion Island)
Menwar - Melodi La Mer (Mauritius)
Muluqún Mèllèsè - Tènèsh Kèlbé Lay (Ethiopia)
Mah Damba Djelimousso - Barani Saba (Debe) (Mali)
Ballaké Sissoko ft. Toumani Diabaté - Kanou (Mali)
Alemayuhe Eshete -Teredtchewalehu (Ethiopia)
Hasna El Becheria - Hakmet Lakdar (Algeria)
Touareq De Fewet - Tassilé (Libya)
Geoffrey Oryema - Ye Ye Ye (Uganda)
Charles Kely - Zoma (Madagaskar)
Mahmoud Ahmed - Bemin Sebeb Letlash (Ethiopia)
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